HC Deb 26 June 1980 vol 987 cc235-6W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish

consumer—for example, mail order. They are valued at manufacturers' realised prices exclusive of tax. Their data for the latest five years and nine quarters are shown in the table below.

in the Official Report a table to illustrate the most significant changes that have occurred in productivity in manufacturing industry over the last three years.

Mr. Jim Lester

Indices of output per head are currently published for all manufacturing industries combined and for four industry groups within manufacturing. Following are percentage changes in output per person employed between 1976 and 1979:

Change in output per person employed, 1976 to 1979.

Per cent.
All manufacturing industries +4.5
Metal manufacture +5.2
Mechanical, instrument and electrical engineering +6.2
Vehicles -2.7
Textiles +0.3